What color is #8CB6AA?

#8CB6AA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CB6AA?

The RGB value is 140, 182, 170: 140 red, 182 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CB6AA?

The complementary color is #B68C98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CB6AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.39:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CB6AA color

#8CB6AA rgb(140, 182, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CB6AA is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 71.4% green and 66.7% blue (140, 182, 170).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 22% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.39:1).

#8CB6AA color codes

HEX	`#8CB6AA`
RGB	`rgb(140, 182, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 71.4%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 22%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 23%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 7%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.82, -16.56, 1.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.82, 16.62, 174.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.797, 41.932, 44.283)`
Decimal	`9221802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CB6AA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8CB6AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CB6AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8CB6AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8cb6aa; }
.text { color: #8cb6aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8cb6aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 182 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8cb6aa, #8cadb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #8CB6AA?: #8CB6AA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CB6AA?: The RGB value is 140, 182, 170: 140 red, 182 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CB6AA?: The complementary color is #B68C98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CB6AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.39:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.